Film Screening of Cries from the Cotton Field

Black-and-photo of a formal portrait of an older man in dark suit or robe with white clerical collar and wire-rimmed oval glasses.

Father Pietro Bandini, a Roman Catholic priest, founded Tontitown in Washington County in 1898. Photo is from the Shiloh Museum’s Gloria Mae Maestri Sallis via Mary Vaughan Collection (S-2006-150-9).

Friday, November 15
6:30 p.m.

For November’s installment of the Shiloh Museum’s Not Strictly History series, acclaimed film director Larry Foley will  present his award-winning documentary, Cries from the Cotton Field, which explores the rich history of the Washington County town, Tontitown.

Details will be announced as the event nears.